Regulation 10 Availability of the preferred options paper

Before a council prepares a development plan document it must—

(a)

make the following documents available for inspection during normal office hours at the places referred to in paragraph (b)—

(i)

a copy of the preferred options paper,

(ii)

such supporting documents as in the opinion of the council are relevant to that paper,

(iii)

a document containing a statement indicating the period specified by the council under regulation 11(2) as the period within which representations on the preferred options paper may be made,

(iv)

notice of the address to which representations are to be sent.

(b)

the places referred to in paragraph (a) are—

(i)

the council's principal offices, and

(ii)

such other places within the council district as the council considers appropriate;

(c)

send to the consultation bodies the information set out at paragraph (a);

(d)

give notice by local advertisement of the following—

(i)

the title of the local development plan,

(ii)

a statement of the fact that the preferred options paper is available for inspection and the places and times at which it can be inspected,

(iii)

a brief description of the content and purpose of the preferred options paper, and

(iv)

details of how further information on the preferred options paper may be obtained; and

(e)

publish on its website—

(i)

the preferred options paper,

(ii)

such supporting documents as in the opinion of the council are relevant to the preferred options paper, and

(iii)

the document mentioned in paragraph (a)(iii) and notice mentioned in paragraph (a)(iv).